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Roland Stuart Andrews (1897-1961), industrial chemist and administrator, was born on 20 September 1897 at Granville, Sydney, eldest son of native-born parents Thomas Joseph Andrews, draper, and his wife...

Roland Andrews was Chairman and Managing Director, Gas and Fuel Corporation, 1951-1961, after 23 years as Chief Chemist, Metropolitan Gas Company, Melbourne. His evidence was instrumental to the Victorian State Government's decision in 1949 to establish a brown coal gasification plant at Morwell and thus end Victoria's dependence on New South Wales' coal for gas production.

Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney

Career position - Chemist at BHP Steel Works in Newcastle, New South Wales

Career position - Chemist, then Plant Engineer at the BHP Coke Oven Plant in Newcastle, New South Wales

Career position - Head Teacher of Chemistry at Sydney Technical College

Career position - Chief Chemist at the Metropolitan Gas Company in Melbourne

Award - Sir Frederick West International Prize received for research on tar

Award - H.G. Smith Memorial Medal received from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute

Education - Doctor of Science (DSc) received from the University of Sydney

Career position - Chief Technical Officer at the Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria

Career position - Chairman and Managing Director of the Gas and Fuel Corporation

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